LAKE MARY, Fla. — Some Lake Mary residents are crying foul against their homeowners association, after it started handing out parking tickets to people parked in front of homes. Roxanna Saap and her neighbors in the Timacuan Neighborhood said their HOA is slapping drivers with $25 fines for cars that are parked in the street for more than six hours or overnight.

Channel 9 found out the roads in the neighborhood are public streets that are run by the city of Lake Mary. “Nobody regulates HOAs in Florida. It’s pretty much a license to do whatever you want,” said Barbara Stage, an attorney with Stage and Associates. Read more: